Elsewhere, WNBL2's London All Stars are looking good for their 7-0 record, as Tameside, Sheffield Sharks, Birmingham City University, Portsmouth Force and CoLA Southwark Pride are all still unbeaten in D3.
Find out more below and check out all the D2/3M and D2W scores at the foot of this article.
Bristol Academy Flyers II (10-0) nearly let a 19-point lead slip, but in the end, needed overtime to beat Teesside Lions (3-5) on the road 77-75.
Seemingly down and out, the Lions stormed out the blocks in the final period, eventually taking it 25-6 to force overtime. Teesside nearly won it in the end, but Jamie Glen missed the resulting three-pointer leaving the Flyers free to ice the game from the foul line.
Karim Tadros led Bristol with 19 points as his side improves to 10-0 in NBL2 North. Brenden Patrick led all scorers for Teesside with 28.
St Helens Saints (6-0) are fast on Bristol’s trail as they moved to 6-0 thanks to a 92-89 victory on the road to second-placed Leicester Warriors (7-3).
Kieran Jones paced the Saints with 25 points as their win moves them up the standings and with four games in hand over the league leaders.
Leicester’s loss allowed Encon Derbyshire Arrows (7-3) to slip into second as they saw-off Cardiff Met Archers (2-7) 95-81 thanks to Ibrahim Hamza’s game-high 30 points.
Manchester Magic (6-4) stay in the top half of the North table but were made to sweat by Worcester Wolves (2-6). Demi Babalola’s 16 points and four steals were enough for a 62-59 success.
Bristol Basketball United (BBU) (3-5) piled more pressure on Cardiff City (1-7) as 17 points from Arran Baxter and 14 more from Aistis Keliauskas gave his side an 80-75 win at home. The loss keeps Cardiff rooted to the bottom of the table despite Lewis Tucker's 32 points.
Liverpool (2-8) are second from the foot of the standings as they suffered a narrow 79-76 loss to Myerscough Basketball Academy (3-4).
There is a drastic change in the South standings as Team Solent Kestrels (7-1) comfortably saw-off Barking Abbey (8-1) 94-65 at Solent Sports Complex.
Greg Durand led the way for the hosts with 28 points, supported by Isa Brandon’s 20 as they move up to third.
Barking Abbey’s loss was NASSA’s (9-1) gain as they recorded two wins from the weekend to sit on top of the summit.
A 97-85 win over Greenwich Titans (5-3) was followed by a 101-96 overtime victory over Essex Rebels II with Sable Cooper and Teddy Okereafor combining for 63 points in the win. The former leading the way with 33.
London Stars (7-2) ended the weekend in the top four as they beat Westminster Warriors (2-7) 98-70 with Richmond Knights (7-3) breathing down their necks thanks to 16 points from Peter Asante, handing them a narrow 71-69 win over London Elite.
Essex Rebels II (2-7) lifted themselves further above the basement by piling more misery on Endeavour Ipswich Basketball (0-9). Derek Ogiegor poured in 26 points in the 99-82 victory.
Team Solent Kestrels (4-3) enjoyed a 62-60 win over Oaklands College Wolves II on the South Coast. Faith McDowall-Dodd led the winners with 15 points, which only widens the gap between second-placed Oaklands and Pool II leaders London All Stars.
The weekend didn’t get much better for the Wolves as they also stumbled to a 54-44 loss at home to the Thames Valley Cavaliers II (2-4).
And the All Stars (7-0) took full advantage with a 56-50 home win over Hemel Storm to extend their lead at the top of the table to four points.
East London Phoenix (5-2) though remain hot on the trail as they edged Endeavour Ipswich Basketball II (3-4) 50-47.
In Pool I, Milton Keynes Breakers (5-1) leapfrogged Bromsgrove Bears to top spot with a 76-60 road win over Charnwood Riders (1-5).
Eloise Ferguson led Cardiff Met Archers (3-2) with 22 points as they saw-off Plymouth Marjon Patriot Women (2-5) 69-61 and City of Birmingham Rockets (4-2) sit third as they defeated basement side Liverpool (1-4) 89-42.
Bristol Basketball United (BBU) 80-75 Cardiff City - LIVE STATS
Leicester Warriors 89-92 St Helens Saints - LIVE STATS
Encon Derbyshire Arrows 95-81 Cardiff Met Archers
Manchester Magic 62-59 Worcester Wolves - LIVE STATS
Teesside Lions 75-77 Bristol Academy Flyers II (After 1OT) - LIVE STATS
NASSA 97-85 Greenwich Titans - LIVE STATS
Essex Rebels II 99-82 Endeavour Ipswich Basketball - LIVE STATS
London Stars 98-71 Westminster Warriors - LIVE STATS
Team Solent Kestrels 94-65 Barking Abbey - LIVE STATS
Richmond Knights 71-69 London Elite
Plymouth Marjon Patriot Women 61-69 Cardiff Met Archers
East London Phoenix 50-47 Endeavour Ipswich Basketball II
Team Solent Kestrels 62-60 Oaklands College Wolves II
London All Stars 56-50 Hemel Storm
Liverpool 42-89 City of Birmingham Rockets
Charnwood Riders 60-76 Milton Keynes Breakers
London Thunder TBC-TBC London Elite
Surrey 89ers 84-74 Cardiff Met Archers II
Kent Crusaders 82-73 London Sharks
Northamptonshire Titans 90-84 Cambridge Cats
Oxford Hoops 90-54 Brighton Bears
Manchester Swarm 74-92 Sheffield Elite Basketball Academy
Warwickshire Hawks 62-70 Oaklands Wolves
Sheffield Sharks 88-45 Cheshire Wire
West Yorkshire Hawks 102-58 Manchester Kings
Portsmouth Force 88-84 Bath Basketball
Myerscough Basketball Academy 79-76 Liverpool - LIVE STATS
Essex Rebels II 96-101 NASSA (After 1OT) - LIVE STATS
Oaklands College Wolves II 44-54 Thames Valley Cavaliers II
Stockport Falcons 61-87 Tameside Vikings
Derby Trailblazers II 106-61 University of East Anglia
CoLA Southwark Pride 90-69 NCC London Lions Foundation
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Main image credit - B.East Photography
Words by John Hobbs
